Trump is reportedly trying to close the agency and move it under the State Department, which Democrats warn would be illegal.

The Trump administration, with the support of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is moving to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)—the federal agency responsible for distributing humanitarian assistance to more than 130 countries and providing over $43 billion in foreign aid in 2023 alone.

Elon Musk called USAID a criminal organization that should “die.” Proponents say it’s a key arm of U.S. influence that, if destroyed, “cannot be easily rebuilt.”